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E. A. MOCARTNBY. DISINFEGTANT HOLDER'.

No. 457,659.' Patented Aug. 11,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE.

EDVARD A. MCCARTNEY, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

DISIN FECTANT-HOLIDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 457,659, dated August11, 1891.

Application filed April 11, 1891. Serial No. 388,483' (No model.)

To L55 whom, it may concern..-

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. MCCART- NEY, of the city, county, andState of New York, have invented a new and Improved Disinfectant-Holder,of which,the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, cheap, andeffeotualholder for a disinfectant to be applied to water-closets, sinks,urinals, and other like places that uill be adapted to give oit itsdisinfecting contents at every flush of the closet to unite with thewater in washing down the surface of the bowl.

My invention consists of a holder adapted to be filled with adisinfecting material and supported within the bowl by means of a rodextending around the bowl interiorly, as hereinafter described.

The invention further consists in the novel construction and combinationof parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the iigures.

Figure l is a view in elevation of a part of a closet-bowl, showing theholder applied. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the holder.Fig. 3 is aplan view of a closet-bowl with the holder attached.

In the drawings, A represents the bowl of a closet, and a the flangeforming the waterway for the water from the water-inlet a to coursearound the bowl in iiushing.

B is the holder made, preferably, of a cylindrical shape with one endsolid and the other provided with a screw-cap b; but, if desired, bothends may be provided with screw-caps adapted for the ready insertion ofthe disinfectant material.

The holder B has its entire surface perforated, as well as the head andscrew-cap, so that the water in iiushing may come in contact with thedisinfecting material through the perforations and carry awayT suiicientfor all sanitary purposes.

The disinfecting agent C is made in shape to correspond with the bore ofthe holder B, and is to be made of a disinfecting substance or acompound of such substances having a consistency that will retain thedesired shape after being molded, so that any number ofdisinfecting-plugs may be purchased with each holder and replaced fromtime to time as they become consumed.

The holder B is suspended in the bowl A just below the flange d and inadvance of the flushing-inlet a by means of a rod D, passed through theeye E, formed by the extension of the band e, clasped around the centerot' the holder B. This rod D is made of spring metal and of a lengthsufiicient to extend about half-way around the bowl and beneath theiiange a, in order to retain the holder in position by the pressure ofits elasticity.

When the water enters the bowl from the inlet a in flushing, it passesover the holder B, through the perforations, and in contact with thedisinfectiug material, dissolving a quantity, which leaves the holderand unites with the water in passing over the surface of the bowl.

The holder may be made of any desired metal that will not corrode, andmay be formed in various shapes to iit in urinals, sinks, and other likeplaces.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with a water-closet bowl,4

of a disinfectant-holder having an eye, as shown, and a rod D, extendingaround the upper portion of said bowl interiorly and serving to suspendsaid holder, as shown and described.

EDWARD A. MCCARTNEY. Witnesses:

GEORGE W. BRETTELL, JOHN KEIRNS.

